00:00What has President Trump learned that tells him that Vladimir Putin would be willing to make a deal for him, for President Trump?
00:08Well, the President has learned a lot, which is part of the reason he opened up this dialogue.
00:12The previous administration, who oversaw the beginning of this war, refused to talk.
00:17And President Trump has always said, in order to learn, in order to move the ball forward with diplomacy and towards peace, you have to have open dialogue.
00:25And so that's why the President has had several conversations by phone and, of course, an in-person meeting last Friday with President Putin.
00:33He also has talked to President Zelensky dozens of times, had him here at the White House yesterday.
00:38And he's understanding what both sides want, what both sides are going to have to give up.
00:44And he has always said, in order to get a good deal, both sides are going to have to walk away a little bit unhappy.
00:49So he continues to learn a lot throughout these conversations, which is why we've seen progress from both sides.
00:55And I would also just add, when it comes to learning and moving the ball forward, look at how both Russia and Ukraine have actually talked directly for the first time in many years,
01:05thanks to the efforts of this President and this administration.
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